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Encounters with Archetypes

HistoryRewriter

Adam Moler and I will kick off the second season of The Social Studies Show on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 6 PT/9 ET. We are excited to work with our EduProtocols Plus members to better understand the role of Archetypes in understanding historical events. The Archetype Foursquare EduProtocol (Chapter 13) helps students at all levels demonstrate that they can transfer their learning from one subject (English) to another (History).

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How My Students and I Are Redefining the American Dream

ED Surge

My grandparents were migrant farm workers, cherry pickers and hops harvesters. Though both were born in Texas, their Mexican identity and socioeconomic status determined their day-to-day lives, but not their future. I’ve come to realize there is an unspoken pride in our family that is rooted in the Latine experience of the American Dream. My grandparents knew education was the pathway out of low wages and difficult working conditions, hence why my grandfather decided to work as a janitor at a pu

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Instructional Leadership Teams: Driving Student Success through Feedback Loops

Digital Promise

The post Instructional Leadership Teams: Driving Student Success through Feedback Loops appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Ghosts Everywhere

Ben Newmark

On Christmas Eve in the village of Willerby, the children sing carols door-to-door. The adults and older children lead the littler ones down the only street, past the old pub, past the barrows, past the hardly ever open post office and the church. Then, pools of light falling from open doors, they sing. At the end of the evening the singers gather at the green and then on to a kindly house for mince pies, hot cocoa and mulled ribena in front of an open fire.

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Anthropology Training and Career Preparation: Key Takeaways from Focus Groups

Anthropology News

Recommendations for anthropology programs from the Anthropology Career Readiness Network In January 2023, the Anthropology Career Readiness Network conducted two illuminating focus groups with undergraduate and graduate anthropology students to gain insight into their perspectives on career preparation and the transition from school to work. The conversations revealed several common themes and concerns that led to recommendations for enhancing anthropology education, thereby setting up students

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What Does the End of ESSER Funding Mean?

Studies Weekly

What Does the End of ESSER Funding Mean? Jan. 17, 2023 • by Studies Weekly Since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the United States have relied on emergency ESSER funding from the federal government to hire more teachers, purchase instructional resources, and more. Now that this program is coming to an end, educators wonder what the future will look like without this funding.

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From President Alison Keith

Society for Classical Studies

From President Alison Keith kskordal Wed, 01/17/2024 - 08:49 Image 17 January, 2024 Dear Colleagues, I write in the happy aftermath of our 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago earlier this month with some reflections on a highly successful conference. Our Meeting showcased a great variety of approaches and topics within our discipline and welcomed diverse and inclusive perspectives through our innovative, multimedia, and multi-modal sessions.

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CFPs for 2025 Annual Meeting

Society for Classical Studies

CFPs for 2025 Annual Meeting kskordal Wed, 01/17/2024 - 09:13 Image Please see the 2025 Annual Meeting page for calls for papers for the 2025 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA, including calls from SCS committees, affiliated groups, and organizer-refereed panels. Most CFPs have upcoming deadlines in February or March. The 2025 Annual Meeting will take place January 2, 2025 - January 5, 2025 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (1200 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA).

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Making Space for Sand

Living Geography

Making Space for Sand is a project I was made aware of recently. The ‘Building Community Resilience on a Dynamic Coastline by Making Space for Sand’ project (also known as Making Space for Sand or MS4S) is one of 25 national projects funded by DEFRA as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCRIP). The programme will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.

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The Kids Are Alright – Vol. 8

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

The post The Kids Are Alright – Vol. 8 appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.

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How Racism Shapes the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

Sapiens

Public health officials say opioid use and related deaths have reached a crisis point in the U.S. An interview with anthropologist and psychiatrist Helena Hansen unpacks the racial disparities in how drug addiction is interpreted, portrayed, and treated. ✽ Deaths from opioid overdoses in the U.S. are surging. Overdose fatality rates began rising in the late 1990s , with medical professionals prescribing higher rates of opioids, a class of pain-relieving drugs with addictive qualities.

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Explaining Partisan Gaps in Satisfaction with Democracy after Contentious Elections: Evidence from a US 2020 Election Panel Survey

Political Science Now

Explaining Partisan Gaps in Satisfaction with Democracy after Contentious Elections: Evidence from a US 2020 Election Panel Survey By Sam Whitt, Alixandra B. Yanus, Mark Setzler, Brian McDonald, John Graeber, Gordon Ballingrud, and Martin Kifer , High Point University What effects do contentious elections have on partisan appraisals of democracy? We consider the case of the November 2020 US election, a highly polarized partisan contest but also an objectively free and fair election by credible a